Mixed
This is the system that ranks courts according to their level of authority.
court hierarchy
Miley Cyrus released this independence-themed hit in 2023.
Flowers
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars collaborated on this 2024 pop hit.
APT
This form of law is created through decisions made by judges.
common law
This is a change made to an existing Act or proposed Bill.
amendment
This proposed law has not yet completed the parliamentary process.
Bill
With the chemical symbol W, this element has the atomic number 74.
tungsten
This is the desert planet at the centre of the Dune films.
Arrakis
Billie Eilish recorded this reflective song for the Barbie soundtrack.
What Was I Made For
This court hears constitutional disputes and is Australia’s final court of appeal.
High Court of Australia
This fictional African nation is the home of Black Panther.
Wakanda
This type of precedent must be followed by a lower court.
binding precedent
This Queensland court hears many serious indictable offences and civil disputes involving larger amounts.
District Court
This parliamentary group investigates Bills and may receive public submissions.
committee
This type of offence is generally less serious and is normally decided by a magistrate.
summary offence
This Australian performer achieved international success with Dance Monkey.
Tones and I
Parliament uses this process to remove an Act or part of an Act from the law.
repeal
Located in Siberia, this is the world’s deepest freshwater lake.
Lake Baikal
This Japanese animation studio produced Spirited Away.
Studio Ghibli
This earlier decision may influence a judge but does not have to be followed.
persuasive precedent
This is the only sea in the world that has no coastline.
Sargasso Sea
This is the legal reason or principle necessary for a court’s decision.
ratio decidendi
This tiny bone found in the middle ear is the smallest bone in the human body.
stapes
This jurisdiction allows a higher court to review the decision of a lower court.
appellate jurisdiction
This mountain range extends along the western edge of South America.
Andes